Event #68: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship

With the board showing     a player checks to the in position Michael Devinsky, who bets 7,000 into a pot of just under 12,000.

Devinsky's opponent, who is in the small blind then check-raises to 16,500, leaving himself just over 140,000 in front of him. Devinsky, who is playing just over 200,000, calls to see the turn.

The   falls and the out of position player takes the betting lead, sliding out 21,500. After a few moments of thought, Devinsky calls.

The   completes the board and brings another lead bet, this time for 26,000. Devinsky more or less snap calls to see his opponent turn over    for a flush draw that improved to a pair on the turn.

That pair is no good, as Devinsky tables    for a superior one which is good to take in the pot.

Michael Devinsky - 250,000

Tobias Reinkemeier gets the last of his chips in the middle against Maxime Chilaud with    against Chilaud's   . Chilaud takes the lead on a flop of     and Reinkemeier is in bad shape. The turn is the   and the river is the   to eliminate Reinekemeier and send the pot to Chilaud.

Maxime Chilaud - 140,000
Tobias Reinkemeier - Eliminated

Jan Suchanek raises to 5,500 from under the gun plus one before the player in middle position raises to 13,000. The small blind makes the call and Suchanek completes.

The three players watch the flop come down     before the action checks to the player in middle position. He slides out 20,000 which sends his opponent on the small blind into the tank for several minutes. He agonizingly folds before Suchanek calls.

After the   drops on the turn, Suchanek checks, before mucking his hand when his opponent slides out another 50,000 in chips.

Jan Suchanek - 295,000

Back from the break and it's a little bit quieter in Amazon Orange. It emerges that terms have been agreed and Justin Schwartz is to remain silent until 6pm.

One of Schwartz's tablemates will pay him $100 on the condition that he says nothing except check, bet, raise or fold. A second tablemate, who was involved in earlier negotiations, pulled out, as he didn't want Schwartz to speak at all.

The tablemate who's stumped up the cash says: "It's gotta be the best $100 I ever spent!"

Tim Burt opens for 5,100 and an opponent three-bets to 10,200. Burt four-bets to 30,100 and his opponent calls. The flop comes     and Burt leads out for 20,000. His opponent calls.

The turn is the   and Burt, wearing a Rocky t-shirt, moves all in for an effective 50,000. His opponent thinks for about a minute and lets his hand go. Burt started the day with 156,900 and has more than doubled that since play began.

Tim Burt - 320,000

The cards are back in the air!

The remaining players are heading on a 20-minute break.

Hastings was just outside the top 10 chip counts at the beginning of the level, but after scooping a pot worth almost 600,000 just over halfway through, Hastings moves to the top of the counts in chips and closes the gap between Amar Anand and the rest of the field.

Hastings bet every street and jammed the river as the board ran out       and the small blind check-called the whole way down, including his entire 200,000 stack on the river. Hastings showed    and topped the small blind's    to jump up the counts.

Hastings chips up to 813,900, and is behind only Anand, who is still the chip leader with 850,100. Rounding out the top five chip counts are Calvin Lee, Michael Shanahan, and Upeshka De Silva with 710,000, 618,000, and 606,400, respectively.

It was a bad level for the women in the field, as Nolan Dalla announced that there were only 31 left in the field out of the 1,251 remaining. Cyndy Violette, Danielle Andersen, Lauren Billings and this year's Ladies Champion, Jacquelyn Scott all were eliminated from the tournament.

Other notables to hit the rail this level include Dennis Phillips, Billy Pappas, actor Brad Garrett, Brandon Shack-Harris, Jennifer Shahade, Daniel Colman, Byron Kaverman, Chris Tryba, and Jacob Bazley.

Other notables who are still alive are Phil Hellmuth (148,200), Mike Matusow (367,500), Daniel Negreanu (141,000), Fedor Holz (500,000), Former November Niner Matt Jarvis (436,700), David Benefield (256,000), Dan O'Brien (256,000), Mukul Pahuja (247,000), and Christian Harder (274,000).

There are 1,251 and they are taking a 20-minute break with the money bubble looming over the heads of everybody left, with 1,000 players earning a payday.

Joshua Sisak is all in preflop against two opponents that have him covered. Sisak has to sit and watch the board run out and hope that is misses the other players while they decide whether to bet or not.

The board comes out     and the two players are checking, the turn is the   and they check again, and the river is the  . Both players check and Sisak almost assumes he is done for, as he begins to move his hand forward toward the muck, waiting for someone to show him better. It doesn't happen and he turns over    for two pair and the win.

Joshua Sisak - 48,000

Upeshka De Silva is heads up on a     flop and leads out with a bet of 36,700. The player in the hijack calls and the   falls on the turn.

De Silva checks and his opponent bets 52,000. De Silva calls and the pair see a   river. Both players check and De Silva smacks the table as he shows    for a set of kings on the river, disappointed that there was no bet on the river.

Upeshka De Silva - 595,800

Five Players see a flop of     and all players check.

The turn is the   and Samuel Ngai, in the small blind, bets 5,100. His only callers are a middle position player and James Juvanic, on the button.

The river produces the  . Ngai checks, as does the middle position player. Juvancic goes all in and Ngai calls for his remaining 35,100 while the other player folds.

Ngai:   
Juvancic:   

Ngai gets the double up.

Samuel Ngai - 89,500
Juvancic - 177,000